Ironing table



W. DENNY IRONING TABLE Ange 5 y I Filed June 30 1922 I Patented Aug. 5, 1924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. DENNY, Oli LOUDONVILLE, OHIO.

IRONING TABLE.

To all whom 2'2- may concern:

Be it known that I, W ILLIAME. DENNY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Loudonville, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironinglable's, of which the following is a specification. My invention has for its objectthe pro vision of an inexpensive ironing board which may be readily engaged at one end with the edge of a table, a window sill, or a wall cleat and which will be Supported firmly in position for use, The invention also seeks to provide an ironing board which may be quickly and easily set up for use and which, when not in use, may be placed out of the way in a corner or small space. Another object of the invention. is to provide novel means for accommodating table tops or sills of various thicknesses. One embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a. side elevation of an ironing ta'ble embodying my improvements shown in engagement with an ordinary kitchen table;

Fig. 2 is an edge View of the table folded;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the folded device;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the adjustable gripping jaw.

The ironing board 1 may be of the usual form and dimensions and is illustrated herein as engaged at one end with the edge of an ordinary kitchen table indicated at 2. The board is provided at its butt end with,

an opening 8 therethrough wherebyit may.

be suspended upon a hook or equivalent device when not in use and to the under side of the board adjacent said end, I secure a transverse bar 4 which serves to reinforce the board and is provided at its ends with depending lugs 5 to which the braces 6 may be pivoted. As shown most clearly in Fig. 8, the lugs 5 are arranged in pairs and the ends of the braces 6 are inserted between the members of either pair and supported therein by pivot pins or bolts 7. Enclosing the. ends of the braces 6 and independently mounted upon the pivot pins or bolts 7 are jaws 8 which are provided at their free ends with studs of rubber or other cushioning material adapted to bear against the under side of the projecting edge portion of a table top, a window sill or a wall cleat.

Application filed June 30, 1922. Serial No. 571,879.

The body portion of the jaw 8 is slotted, as shown at 10, to accommodate the end of the brace 6 and within the slot is a. bridge or abutment 11 which overhangs the tongue or reduced extremity 13 of the brace. In the end of the tongue 13, I mount a set screw or bolt 12 which is adapted to bear against the under side of the bridge or abutment 11, as will be readily understood. The inner ends of the braces 6 are pivotally attached to the legs 14 by a rod 15 inserted through the ends of the braces and through the legs, as shown and as will be readily understood. The pivot rod 15 is preferably disposed above the center of the legs and the upper ends of the legs are connected by a similar rod 16 which extends through and is slidable in longitudinal slots 17 in the brackets 18 which are secured to the under side of the board 1 adjacent and parallel with the edges of the same. The brackets 18 are provided at their ends with offset lateral lugs or ears 19 through which fastening devices of any preferred form may be inserted into the board 1 to secure the brackets in place and the outer ends of the brackets may be connected by a brace bar 20, also secured to the under side of the board so as to reinforce the same in the same manner as the cross bar 4 functions. The guide brackets 18, as shown clearly in Figures 1 and 2, have their upper edges spaced from the under side of the board 1 so as to permit the covers which are placed over the board in use to be inserted between the brackets and the board and avoid interference with the movement of the legs. here the edges of the cover are secured below the board by lacing, the

lacing may be inserted through the spaces between the board and the adjacent edges of the brackets, as will be readily understood.

The lower ends of the legs 14 are preferably equipped with feet 21 which are adjustable longitudinally of the legs so as o adjust the ironing board to tables of various heights. These feet may conveniently be short channel bars having their flanges engaging the edges of the legs, as shown in Fig. 3, and provided between their edges with longitudinal slots 22. A connecting rod 23 is inserted through the said slots and through the ends of the legs and equipped at its ends with thumb nuts 24 adapted to be turned home against the feet whereby to clamp the feet firmly against the legs. It

will be obvious that the feet may be easily adjusted longitudinally of the legs so that the effective height of the support may be varied as circumstances maydemand.

In setting up theboard for use, the jaws 8 are first adjusted to the thickness of the table top or other device with which they are to be engaged and the board is then brought the feet 21 will rest upon the floor, and this same movement obviously causes the connecting rod 16 to slide-longitudinally of the slots 17 from the ends thereof nearer the butt of the'board to the endsnearer the point of the board. As the legs swing into a vertical position, the braces 6 will be rocked upon the pivot 7 and, consequently, the studs 9 of the jaws S will be forced against the under side of the table top or other device so that the same will be firmly clamped and the board securely supported. To adjust the jaws 8 to the thickness of the member engaged by them, it is necessary merely to rotate the screws 12 so that they Will move relatively outwardly or inwardly in their bearings in the braces, thereby, through their contact with the abutments 11 rocking the aws about the pivot 7 in an obvious manner. 7

It will be noted that in my device the legs are not pivoted to the board but are pivoted to braces which are attached to the board adjacent one end of the same. The supporting parts of the devicemay, consequently, be readily set up and may be as easily folded into a very compact position and when set up for use, will be effectually braced sothat the board will remain firm under the pressures to which it is subjected. By providing a pair of supporting legs arranged adjacent the edges of theboard, I avoid lateral shifting of the board and thereby overcome objections found to exist among ironing boards now upon the market which employ only asingle supporting leg or prop; The

device is very simple in the'construction and arrangement of its parts and may be 7 manufactured at a low cost and easily manipulated by, the housewife or the laundress. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: V J

l.-An'ironing table comprising a board,- supporting legs slidably connected attheir upper ends with the board, braces pivoted at their outer ends upon the board adjacent the butt thereof and at their inner ends to thelegs, clamping jaws-pivotally mounted at'the outer ends of the braces concentric" with the pivot of the braces and adapted to cooperate with the underside of the board at the butt end-thereof to clamp a projecting support, and means co-operating with the jaws and the braces to adjust the jaws.

2. An ironing table comprising aboard, supporting legs slidably connected at their upper ends with the board, braces pivoted at their inner ends to the legs and at their outer ends to the board adjacent the butt of the same, clamping jaws pivotally mounted. at the outer ends of the braces andprovided at their outer ends with studs co-operating with the butt end of the board to clamp a projecting support and provided at their inner ends with slots receiving the braces, and set screws mountedin the ends of the braces and bearing against the j aws,

3. An ironing table comprising aboard, brackets secured to the under side of the board longitudinally of the same and provided with longitudinal slots,;legs having their upper ends disposed adjacent the-said brackets, a connecting rod inserted through the upper ends of the legs and playing in the longitudinalslots of the brackets, braces pivoted at their inner ends to the legs below the upper ends of the same and extending from the legs to the butt end of the board, pivotal'connections between the board and the braces at the butt end of the board, and

' clamping jaws pivotally mounted upon'the pivot ofthe braces to co-operate with the butt end of the board. r

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

7 WILLIAM EDDENYNY. at p 

